Dr. Limbaugh?

First, let me state clearly that the celebs are far too involved in politics and have far too little knowledge. That said, here goes.

Rush, your comments about Michael J. Fox's kinetic jerks in his political ad were more than out of line. Do you or your loved ones suffer from Parkinonism? Do you have a medical degree, and are you a Board certified neurologist? Come on, we all know that you hate, abhor, detest, etc. anything to do with the Democratic party, but have you become so stupid from your STIFF cocktail of OxyContin and Viagra that your brain is clogged?

So, all of a sudden, you're caught with your pants down again because a doctor has explained what should have been obvious, and you offer a pitiful attempt at an apology. Too late. Go swallow a couple of Viagra and amuse yourself.

MEMO

To: Mayor Hole-in-the-Ground-Nagin and the "Celebs" who know so much as to want us to pull out of Iraq before the job is finished:

From: Someone who gives a damn about our country.

Subject: It AIN'T OVER!!!!!!!

Remember what happened on September 11, 2001? The terrorists finished the botched job from several years earlier and added a few other sites to their list. Mayor Nagin had called Ground Zero "a hole in the ground." Celebrities (who, after all, know so much because they're on the big screen) have called us to get out of Iraq and come home, heads hanging - just like from Korea and Viet Nam.

In case any of them happens to read this, please see the attached news article. Ground Zero, as I stated before, is hallowed ground. More remains have been discovered.

http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2006/10/22/504297.html&cvqh=itn_groundzero

Don't you think we owe it to those who are still unaccounted for and their families to do exactly what President Bush said? He told us that it would not be quick, but that we would "hunt them down and smoke them out."

Any questions? Then kindly go to your nearest recruiting office and take a little trip to Iraq.

Size matters? Exactly how?

First we have Twiggy (for those of us old enough to remainder the emaciated model from England, who thankfully now looks like a real woman with some curves. Then we had Starr Jones, who underwent gastric bypass and all kinds of other interventions to get thin. In between them have come numerous men and woman, all trying to get the "perfect" figure. They've starved themselves, gone under the knife, worked out 7 days a week, swallowed pills, fasted, etc.... How many have maintained their new figures beyond a year?

Okay, then here's my story. I've been up and down the scale (musical metaphor intended because I'm a singer). Did the strict diet and go to the gym routine. Wore smaller sized clothes, but looked gaunt and sick - and was always getting sick. Then started eating normally, and back came the pounds and a larger wardrobe. Story of my life.

A few years ago, I was at a relatively low weight (for me) and wearing so-called "normal" sized clothes (top range of normal, you understand). I had auditioned for a professional choral group that also had a Renaissance ensemble. When my second year with the ensemble rolled around, I asked whether or not I was to be included in the Renaissance group. "Well, we haven't offered you a contract because you have to fit into the costume." Sheesh! Never mind that I could SING and that I did look good on stage. Well, I called their bluff and squeezed into what I was told was the "last costume they had." Stained, ratty, practically falling apart - and smelling of an old barn, which I found out was where it had been stored. A magically talented seamstress found a few seams to let out and managed to make the gown presentable. Ta-da! I'd made it. I spent the entire year watching every bite that went into my mouth, knowing that if the costume no longer fit, I was out. Ya think that makes singing fun? But at least I've got a picture of myself in that gown and performed with the group.

After 2 seasons of with this group, for which I will always be grateful because of the wonderful music I got to sing, I realized that what I was paid for rehearsals and concerts was actually costing me money in terms of time lost from my real job. I was exhausted, and I was getting sick all the time - sound familiar? I resigned. Not an easy decision.

I've had to face the fact that a number of my "smaller sized" outfits don't fit and that 1X is now becoming a friend again. The 20 pounds I've gained really don't show - too much. My doctor is not unhappy with me. I've avoided the colds that used to plague me every couple of months.

More importantly, I'm happy in my own skin, and I enjoy what I eat. Okay, I don't always exercise great dietary discretion, but I no longer pick at food and live on liquid meals for lunch. I get at least a mile of walking everyday and will be back to water aerobics and swimming soon. Some weight may drop off again, and it may not. The important thing is that I like how I look. I like what I'm wearing. And no one will ever base my participation in an activity based on my size.

So, don't let anyone else do it to you!

Peace and blessings. Now, where did I hide that chocolate............

Let's hear it for the boys of summer!

This is too good not to pass on. I'm privileged to know two of the people involved in this project, and what this group of youngsters is doing is beyond belief. They're giving an amazing gift and are going to come away from the experience far richer than they ever dreamed. So, I hope you can click on the link to read the article, and I hope that you will want to be part of their efforts.

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=72113&paper=62&cat=104
The correct address for sending donations is:
PINE RIDGE NATIVE AMERICAN RELIEF FUND
13033 FARTHINGDALE DRIVE
HERNDON, VA 20171

My name is Barbra. Shut the F--- up!

When will the "entertainment industry" get it? The stage is NOT a political arena - unless it is the venue for a political debate or a convention.

Ms. Streisand, like the idiot Dixie Chicks, had to shoot off her rather substantially sized mouth on a topic about which she obviously knows little - and did this during an overly-priced CONCERT! Hellooooooo....... Are you listening, Ms. Streisand? CONCERT - one of those things for which people pay scads of money to be entertained. It's your singing voice people want to hear. And yes, please speak to the audience. Tell stories about your life. Tell jokes. But why do a sketch that you know is going to be politically offensive? Your concert stage is NOT the time or place. So, my bravo goes to the heckler who had the good sense to teach YOU some manners!

Okay, before you politically correct, card-carrying liberals get the wrong idea, free speech is exactly that - free speech. That is one of the freedoms guaranteed to us. It is a privilege. However, privilege also carries responsibility and good taste. Her sketch was irresponsible and in bad taste. No matter what one's political views, it is in poor taste and displays nothing more than arrogance to use your concert to malign the President of the United States. Uh, Ms. Streisand, remember September 11, 2001? Remember US history at all? When the Constitution was written, no one was thinking that anyone would be so stupid and have so little judgment as to take the privilege of free speech and mix it with irresponsibility. Hell, free speech is why I'm able to tell you, Ms. Streisand, that I don't care how good a singing voice you have or how amazingly talented you are as an actress and a director.....SHUT THE F... UP!

City of Brother Love?

Welcome to Philadelphia, where just this week we buried a 5-year-old victim of yet another couple of hot-headed idiots with illegal guns having a shoot-out. Cashae was safely buckled in the back-seat of her mom's care, headed home from school when 2 bullets came through the back of the car, ending her young life. No one knows what the argument was about. And NO ONE who saw the gun-toting hoods will speak up because of the "Don't Snitch" campaign.

A recent magazine article defamed Camden, NJ for having had 17 murders last year. Hell - I'd be safer there. Philadelphia, as of this writing is bosting 287 murders this year - yup, read it again, 287! All kinds of neighborhood organizations are staging marches and rallies. The TV news broadcasts teary-eyed relatives begging for the killing to stop. Neighorhood men are calling for the guns to be removed from the streets.

With this seeming community mobilization, what's the problem? THESE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM!!!!! Hellooooooo???? The government already has laws about illegal weapons. The government has already had the "turn in your gun for gift vouchers." Guess what. These are ILLEGAL weapons that anyone can get his/her hands on. It is NOT a government problem. It is a PEOPLE problem. You want guns off the street, then SNITCH!!!! You see someone brandishing a pistol.... SNITCH! How many more Cashae's can we take? How many more tears have to be shed?

So, welcome to Philadelphia, tourists. Required dress: bullet-proof vest.